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Dolley Madison, the White House, and the big tornado / by Alice Boynton and Wiley Blevins; illustrated by Massimiliano di Lauro.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, New York : Reycraft Books, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Edition: First edition hardcoverDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 30 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781478870517
  • 1478870516
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: Many people know the story of Dolley Madison, one of the first First Ladies to live in the White House, and how she saved the famous painting of George Washington as the British attacked and burned Washington, D. C. But few know what happened next. With the U.S. soldiers in retreat and Dolley fleeing, what drove the British soldiers out of the city they were intent on destroying? Was it really a tornado? Or was it something else?
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 973.5109 B792 Available 33111010665343
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 973.5109 B792 Available 33111010541668
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Many people know the story of Dolley Madison, one of the first First Ladies to live in the White House, and how she saved the famous painting of George Washington as the British attacked and burned Washington, D. C. But few know what happened next. With the U.S. soldiers in retreat and Dolley fleeing, what drove the British soldiers out of the city they were intent on destroying? Was it really a tornado? Or was it something else?

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